you may not remember me but i was there from the start when you guys was playing of in the mission district in SF in the 80's i was the black guy who was at the house parties in pacifica and in marin county most of the time. try to to think back around 84-87 you'll remember i've never forgotten that i'd partied and listen to you guys as we hung around 22nd and fairoaks way back then dude those to you i say thank and may you have the best life has to offer.
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So it wasn't your bag? You weren't shopping at Armani?
It was not mine. But it really doesn't matter. It's summertime, and I've got flip-flops and shorts on. We're kicking it. That's what I wear. People's image of what you're supposed to be is really amazing. Maybe you're a full-on headbanger from Latvia and you just don't see me like that very often. Or even fans in America—they love to poke fun and rip you to shreds, but if you're laughing, they can't.
Spinal Tap is touring again, and there's a new documentary about the '80s metal band Anvil. Is metal back in the zeitgeist?
The 20-year cycle is pretty much right on time. I loved the Anvil movie. It is sad and great and everything in between. We've all had our Spinal Tap moments, no doubt.
Like what?
Like when the airplane lands at the wrong airport. There's things that happen still, to this day, that are absolutely hilarious.
The new Metallica version of Guitar Hero is about to come out. Do you ever play it?
Yeah, I don't like it very much. And with my kids, there's a stigma: they don't want to play it. Because I'm pretty good at doing it for real. I played once and I made something like 14 bucks. My family certainly would not survive on that.
You recently met with Acrassicauda, the Iraqi metal band who have been resettled as refugees in America. How was that?
I'm amazed by the fact that there was a heavy-metal band in Iraq, and that they got the attention. And that they have this passion, and society is crushing it, but they find a way to keep going. When they showed up [at our concert], it was a pretty big deal. At first they were cowering. They literally turned and put their faces against the wall. It was just a different culture. But I was open and outspoken and in their face, which is very unlike what they were able to do. And, man, within moments, though, they saw the love and they felt pretty comfortable. Handing over that guitar was a pretty big deal to me. Here's the key, open it. Welcome to America.
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